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Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High

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Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High ranks 33 rd of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 68 Rhode Island Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Rhode Island middle schools

Summary

Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High serves 323 students in grades 7–8 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as part of the Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy district. Its 2025–26 results vary notably by grade: seventh graders are performing above the state in ELA and math, while eighth-grade ELA and science are below it. The clearest takeaway is that seventh grade is a bright spot, but weaker eighth-grade results—especially in ELA and science—pull down the school’s overall picture.

Compared with the state, BVP’s all-grade ELA is close (32% versus 33%), and math is essentially level (32.1% versus 31.9%); math is 2 points below the district. Science is the clearest weakness: 22% proficiency is 9 points below the state and 6 below the district. Against nearby schools, BVP has the second-highest all-grade ELA result and third-highest math result; its science result ranks fourth among schools with exact reported scores. In seventh grade, ELA is 5 points above the state and math 8 points above; eighth-grade ELA is 5 points below the state and science 7 points below. Nearby, BVP’s seventh-grade results rank second in both subjects, behind Joseph L. McCourt Middle School.

Math has fallen from 41% in 2022–23 to 32% in 2025–26, including a 10-point drop in the latest year; ELA and science ended close to their starting levels, despite year-to-year swings. The latest results also reverse earlier district advantages: math went from 10 points above the district in 2022–23 to 2 points below in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks BVP 33rd of 68 schools, at the 51st percentile with 3 stars—below its 81st-percentile standing in 2015–16. Its student–teacher ratio of 13.4 is near the nearby average of 13.9; its free/reduced-lunch rate is 81%, compared with a nearby average of 78%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well BVP serves African American students is at the 78th percentile, down from 94 the prior year; for low-socioeconomic-status students, it is at the 66th percentile, down from 85.

323

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Lonsdale
Central Falls, RI 02863

(401) 331-3533

District: Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

African American:

30.7%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Rhode Island median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

Rhode Island avg32%

33^rd of 68

Rhode Island public middle schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 61Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy among Rhode Island districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	33 of 68	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.4	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	27 of 64	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	13 of 53	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2015	54.9	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	7 of 32	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	92.3	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	31 of 67	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.9	26 of 66	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	9 of 59	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.3	9 of 62	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	22 of 64	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Rhode Island percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	23 of 52	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)78th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Rhode Island (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%~ state avg

Mathematics32%~ state avg

Science22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSA Science (2026)			RICAS English Language Arts (2026)					RICAS Mathematics (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSA Science 5th Grade	NGSA Science 8th Grade	NGSA Science All Grades	RICAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	RICAS English Language Arts All Grades	RICAS Mathematics 5th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 6th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 7th Grade	RICAS Mathematics 8th Grade	RICAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High	Public, Charter	7-8	909 Lonsdale	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 331-3533	323	24	13.4	80.5%	209 (64.7%)	99 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	33^rd of 68 public middle schools	51.5%		58.4	27^th of 66 public middle schools	59.1%	6		22.0	22.0			36.6	28.0	32.4			35.5	28.7	32.1	$13,619	$951	$12,669
Raices Upper Dual Language Acd	Public	6-8	112 Washington Street	Central falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(401) 727-7733	63	5	12.6	98.4%	7 (11.1%)	1 (1.6%)	50 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.6	53^rd of 68 public middle schools	22.1%		14.3	54^th of 66 public middle schools	18.2%	1		13.2	13.2		21.2	468.0	5.6	10.5		19.4	6.9	18.4	15.5	$23,958	$2,111	$21,847
Calcutt Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Washington Street	Central Falls	02863	Providence County	Central Falls	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 727-7726	476	35	13.6	93.3%	114 (23.9%)	95 (20.0%)	198 (41.6%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	15.7	56^th of 68 public middle schools	17.6%		10.9	60^th of 66 public middle schools	9.1%	4		19.1	19.1		8.4	9.2	14.4	10.7		6.1	474.0	17.8	9.6	$18,486	$1,226	$17,259
Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E	Public, Charter	5-6	3 Fairlawn Way	Lincoln	02865	Providence County	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 280-0673	380	25	15.2	73.9%	229 (60.3%)	124 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	31.8		31.8	33.2	29.6			31.4	31.2	32.8			32.0	$13,378	$797	$12,581
Samuel Slater Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Mineral Spring Avenue	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6480	590	46	12.8	86.9%	98 (16.6%)	247 (41.9%)	172 (29.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	10.1	65^th of 68 public middle schools	4.4%		9.5	63^rd of 66 public middle schools	4.5%	2		6.1	6.1		5.9	13.1	10.6	9.8		6.3	7.0	5.7	6.3	$15,710	$1,124	$14,587
Joseph Jenks Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Division Street	Pawtucket	02860	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6520	697	43	16.2	80.5%	141 (20.2%)	197 (28.3%)	265 (38.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.9%)	11.6	62^nd of 68 public middle schools	8.8%		11.9	56^th of 66 public middle schools	15.2%	6		11.2	11.2		10.9	10.8	9.2	10.3		6.3	8.7	7.8	7.6	$13,603	$521	$13,082
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Highland Avenue	Cumberland	02864	Providence County	Cumberland	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 725-2092	482	46	10.4	44.6%	290 (60.2%)	33 (6.8%)	122 (25.3%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	78.8	14^th of 68 public middle schools	79.4%		68.2	19^th of 66 public middle schools	71.2%	5		39.1	39.1		45.9	44.2	51.0	47.0		53.7	38.5	57.1	49.7	$16,635	$294	$16,341
Lyman B. Goff Middle School	Public	6-8	974 Newport Avenue	Pawtucket	02861	Providence County	Pawtucket	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 729-6500	637	43	14.8	71.4%	234 (36.7%)	125 (19.6%)	197 (30.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	21.4	50^th of 68 public middle schools	26.5%		30	43^rd of 66 public middle schools	34.8%	7		18.3	18.3		20.8	17.8	22.1	20.3		14.5	13.3	9.3	12.1	$14,298	$542	$13,756
Birchwood Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Birchwood Drive	North Providence	02904	Providence County	North Providence	No	(n/a)	No	No	(401) 233-1120	390	31	12.5	56.4%	184 (47.2%)	55 (14.1%)	106 (27.2%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	41.2	36^th of 68 public middle schools	47.1%		43.6	30^th of 66 public middle schools	54.5%	6		24.8	24.8		30.1	34.5	34.4	33.2		18.6	21.4	26.4	22.2	$15,014	$184	$14,830
Esek Hopkins Middle	Public	7-8	480 Charles Street	Providence	02904	Providence County	Providence	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(401) 456-9203	398	27	14.7	88.9%	19 (4.8%)	71 (17.8%)	266 (66.8%)	12 (3.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	9.6	66^th of 68 public middle schools	2.9%					(n/a)		39.0	39.0			8.2	462.0	6.0			7.0	464.0	467.0	$22,116	$1,415	$20,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High?

Students at Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High are 65% White, 31% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High a good school?

Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High ranks 33^rd of 68 Rhode Island middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High.

What district is Blackstone Valley Prep Junior High in?

Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy

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